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I payed off my credit card today! You know what that means? Our 2 newest Furbabies are getting fixed on the 12th! Yay! I can't believe their previous owners let them go 4 years (the dog) and 2 years (the new cat) without them getting Spayed!

Yay! Glad you're taking that step, not enough people do! 

Don't you hate how crazy expensive it can be? FSIL and FBIL run a cat rescue, and Illinois doesn't give any discounts like some states do. Argh. 

@Opus - oh, I know, R is applying to vet school, so I know how little they truly make on certain things (especially equine vets). My point was that some state governments put in place incentives where they will refund you for spaying/neutering your animal. If you think about the money that this will save animal shelters/humane societies in the long run, I think it's a worthy cause! Illinois has no such incentives. 

There is actually the Oregon Spay and Neauter Fund here. lol. So it's going to be about 50 buck for each of them. Not too shabby. It just pisses me off their previous owners never did anything! Our dog is a resuce from a Puppy Mill, so I guess that explains why she never got done. But the new cat is 2 and was living in an Apartment her whole life. Wth? Why can't people be responsible?

@Opus - good luck! Can I ask what school you're attending? I tried to get R to go for equine to save me money (let's be honest here, in the first week I had my mare, she ran a vet bill higher than my cat ever cost me!) but his heart lies with small animals, haha. 

I've always thought it was worth the cost, and never complained. I just think it's too bad the states don't figure out a better way to subsidize spay and neuter clinics, etc. We see way too many people that can't afford animals at all, but they keep them, don't fix them, and let 'em at it. It's a struggle to fix every animal that comes through the rescue's doors, but that's the point! Every little bit helps.